Gun-mount



W. A. ROSS.

GUN MOUNT.

APPLICATION FILED ocT.23. 191 a.

Patented Mar. 9, 1920. 2 SHEETS-SHEET l W. A. ROSS. sum M0 UNT. APPLICATION TILED OCT. 23. I916.

Patented Mar. 9, 1920.

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WALDO A.'ROSS, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ASSIGNORTO THE ARMORED MOTOR CAR COMPANY, INCORPORATED, OF DETR O IT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

GUN-MOUNT.

Specification of Letters latent.

Patented Mar. 9, 1920.

Application filed Gctooer 23, 1916. Serial No. 127,197.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, XVALDo A. Boss, a citizen of the United States, residing at VVashington, in the District of Columbia, have in vented certain new and useful Improvements in Gun-Mounts, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the 'figures of reference marked thereon.

'My invention relates to new and useful improvements in gun mounts.

An object of my invention is to provide a mount for anti-air craft guns in which the gun can be moved into any position from horizontal to vertical and at the same time means is provided for allowing the gun to be moved at right angles to the movement of the mount, so that the gun can be pointed in any direction.

Another object of this invention is to provide a simple, strong and durable gun mount having a wide range of adjustment and having certain details of structure and combination of parts hereinafter more fully described.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved gun mount;

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional View of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view showing the pivoted gun carrying member removed; and

Fig. 4: is a front view of the gun mount showing the gun 'adjustably supported thereby.

Referring more in detailto the drawings, 1 represents the base of my improved gun mount made of metal to withstand the strain to which such mounts are subjected. This base is elongated and has openings therein through which extends the bolts 2 and by means of which it is secured to the vertical wall 3 of a turret or other support. The base 1 at the center is provided with the horizontally extending parallel arms 4 and 5 vertically disposed and of a broad form to provide means for locking the gun carrying member in its adjusted position, as will be hereinafter more fully described. The arms 4 and 5 have their outer edges cutaway, as indicated at 6 and 7, forming the two sets of oppositely arranged parallel ears 8 and 9 as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings.

The inner faces of the upper set of ears 8 are'recessed at their outer edges as indi-' cated at 10 and 11 and the inner ends of the recesses curve as indicated. at 12 in an arc of a circle parallel with the pivot 12 carried by the ears 8. The pivot 12, as shown, extends across the space between the ears 8, and carried by said pivot is the gun carrying member 13. This gun carrying member consists of a ball 14 fitting in a socket carried by the gun and whereby the gun can be turned around or rocked thereon to a limited degree. Below the ball is a threaded portion 15 upon which is arranged an internally threaded sleeve 22 adapted to screw upwardly and engage the socket 23 carried by the gun 24 so as to frictionally hold the gun in its adjusted position on the ball.

The gun supporting member below the threaded portion 15 is provided with a reduced squared portion 16 of a width equal to the distance between the recesses 10 and 11 and through which passes the pivot 12. The squared portion is of a length to allow it to pass into the recesses 10 and 11 when the gun supporting member is swung upon its pivot, as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. By this arrangement, it will be seen that a larger bearing surface is obtained for the pivot 12. This arrangement also reducesthe metal in the gun support, as will be later described. Below the portion 16 the support isreduced as indicated at 17 and .passes between the arms a and 5 and closely fits the inner edges thereof. The reduced portion '17 is provided with an opening through which the pin 18 passes and said pin passes through any of the series of openings 19, 20 and 21 in the arms 4: and 5 whereby the gun supporting member 13 is held in a vertical, horizontal or oblique position as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that the gun carried by the support can be moved in any position from a vertical to a horizontal position and the gun carried thereby be moved on the ball so as to bring it in any position to either side or completely revolved so as to point in either direction in respect to the support to which the mount is secured.

It is obvious that minor changes in the details of construction and the arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit of this invention as set forth in the appended claims. 7

,Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is l. A gun mount comprising a base, parallel arms extending therefrom, a gun supportingmember pivoted between the arms, means for holding the gun supporting member in adjusted. positions, said gun support ing member having a ball at its upper endadjustably supporting a gun, a sleeve having a threaded connection with the gun suppor ing member and adapted to clamp the gun in adjusted positions on said ball.

A gun mount comprising a supporting lmse, spaced parallel arms extending therefrom, a gun supporting member pivoted between said arms, the adjacent side edges of salt arms having recesses formed therein, said gun supporting member being constructed so as to fill the space between the arms at said recessed sections, means for holding said gun supporting member in various adjusted positions on said arms and means for adjustably securing a gun to the upper end of said gun supporting member.

A gun mount comprising a supporting ase, spaced-parallel arms extending therefrom, a gun supporting member pivoted be tween said arms, the adjacent side faces of said arms having recesses formed therein,

said gun supporting member being constructed so as to fill the space between the arms at said recessed sections, means for holding said gun supporting member in' various adjusted positions on said arms, said gun supporting member having a ball on said upper end on which a gun adjustably mounted and a sleeve threaded on said gun supporting member for'holding the gun in adjusted positions on said ball.

4. A gun mount comprising a base, parallel arms .extending from the base, said arms being spaced and having a gun supporting member pivoted therebetween, the adjacent faces of said arms being recessed and said supporting member fitting and filling the space between the arms at said recessed sections, said gun supporting member being extended beyond its pivot and having a reduced portion fitting the space between the arms, means for engaging said reduced portion for holding thegun supporting member in adjusted positions and means adjustably mounting a gun on the upper end of said gun supporting member.

5. A gun mount comprising a base, parallel arms extending from the base, said arms being spaced and having a gun supporting member pivoted therebetween, the adjacent faces of said arms being recessed and said gun supporting member fitting and filling the space between the arms at said recessed sections, said gun supporting member being. extended beyond its pivot and having a reduced portion fitting the space between the arms,'means for engaging said reduced portion for holding the gun supporting member in adjusted positions,sa1d gun supporting member having a ball on its upper end on which a gun is adjustably mounted and a sleeve threaded on said gun supporting member for holding the gun in adjusted positions on said ball.

6. A gun mount comprising a base, parallel arms extending therefrom, a gun supporting member pivoted between said arms.

adjacent the side faces, said arms having recesses formed therein, said gun supporting member being constructed to fill the space between the arms at the recessed portions, said arms having a series of segmentally arranged oppositely disposed openings, a pin passing through one of the series of openings and through an opening in the gun supporting member, and means for adjustably supporting a gun on the upper end of the member.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

W. A. ROSS.

Nitnesses A. M. PARKINS, GRACE P. Bnmm'ron' 

